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1. In what year did Congress make hospice care eligible for Medicare reimbursement?

A. 1983
B. 1986
C. 1991
D. 1994

2. In order to receive hospice benefits under Federal Medicaid legislation, a patient must have a medical prognosis that his or her life expectancy is how long?

A. 6 weeks
B. 3 months
C. 6 months
D. 9 months

3. According to a 1996 Gallup Poll, what percentage of Americans would prefer to be cared for and die at home…surrounded by their loved ones?

A. 70%
B. 75%
C. 87%
D. 90%

4. In addition to physicians, specially trained nurses, social workers, a chaplain, and volunteers, what should the hospice team include?

A. One or more family members
B. A physical therapist
C. A massage therapist
D. An attorney

5. Approximately how many children age 14 and younger die each year in the United States?

A. 44,000
B. 53,000
C. 61,000
D. 74,000

6. At what stage of gestation are the cortical and subcortical centers responsible for perceiving pain well developed?

A. 21 weeks
B. 26 weeks
C. 29 weeks
D. 31 weeks

7. The potency of an analgesia prescribed for a child’s pain should be based on what?

A. The child's age
B. The child's weight
C. Observations of the parents or other caregivers
D. It should match the child's reported pain intensity

8. In a study presented in a September, 2004 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, what percentage of parents had discussed death with their terminally ill child?

A. 34%
B. 47%
C. 62%
D. 78%

9. In which of the 50 States does a legal “right to die” exist?

A. California
B. Florida
C. Oregon
D. Massachusetts

10. What does a Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) order request?

A. To not have cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
B. To not have a feeding tube inserted
C. To have adequate medication to suppress pain, even if it hastens death
D. To allow someone else to make a patient’s decisions for him/her

11. A 1995 study on physician-assisted suicide conducted by the Oregon Health Sciences University showed that what percentage of physicians believed assisted suicide is ethical?

A. 29%
B. 41%
C. 53%
D. 66%

12. As of 2003, the reason given most often by patients in Oregon who had chosen physician-assisted suicide was:

A. Didn’t want to be a burden on the family
B. Loss of autonomy
C. Inadequate pain control
D. Financial implications of treatment

13. In what year did an ad hoc committee at Harvard offer a new definition of death?

A. 1957
B. 1968
C. 1975
D. 1988

14. In what year did the Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) go into effect?

A. 1982
B. 1987
C. 1991
D. 1998

15. When does an advance directive become a factor in a patient’s treatment?

A. When the patient has a prognosis of fewer than six months to live
B. When the patient enters hospice
C. When the patient enters a nursing facility
D. When the patient is no longer able to speak for herself

16. Which governor of Florida intervened and ordered a feeding tube reinserted into Terri Schiavo?

A. John “Jeb” Bush
B. Kenneth “Buddy” MacKay, Jr.
C. Lawton Chiles, Jr.
D. Robert Martinez